The lock-out chamber allows divers to exit the submarine underwater using hatches located top and bottom of the chamber. The Button 5.60 reverses the usual lauout of an SDV with the crew in the back, passengers in the middle and lock-out chamber in the bow. These two shots of her on the surface (from Corriere, IT) show both masts extended. SEALs, SBS, COMSUBIN, Sh-13, Spetsnaz, Kampfschwimmers, Commando Hubert, 4RR and many more.īutton 5.60 photographed outside the hull casing fabricator, Quick Batten of Trieste, Italy. The ultimate book of Special Forces subs Covert Shores 2nd Edition is the ONLY world history of naval Special Forces, their missions and their specialist vehicles. More recently Giunio Santi has been building private super-sbs for the mega wealthy. UOES3 Button 5.60 while being tested by USSOCOM. This was he man behind the Maritalia submarines of the 1980s, most famously the 3GST9 design. It takes a very special set of engineering kills to build such a small dry sub which is still operationally viable so USSOCOM turned to proven European designers, among them Giunio Santi. This will make it compatible with most US Navy submarines (subject to minor modifications) and greatly reduces the complexities of submarine carriage. Unusually for a dry submersible (where the crew are kept dry, unlike a wet-sub like current SDVs) the type is designed to fit within a lightly enlarged Dry Deck Shelter (DDS). Original artwork - CLICK for HIGH-RESOLUTION image. In USSOCOM speak it is the "User Operational Evaluation System-3" (UOES3) but I really think that they should have called it Beauty. US partner is General Dynamics in association with famous submarine builder Electric Boat. His latest military creation is the Button 5.60 which is undergoing trials as the next generation dry-SDV for USSOCOM including US Navy SEALs. nd few come as accomplished as the legendary (well, within the midget submarine world) Dr. Italian submarine designers manage to blend the country's famous flair for style with very effective engineering. GSE Trieste 'Button 5.60' - UOES3 dry-SDV
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